[ everything is awful all the time. and, man, he can't just leave her alone when she's looking like that-- it's a far cry from how he expected to see her.
so he sits nearby, leaving a careful distance between the two of them. ]
Sorry. [ a pause. ] It's been a real shitty week, hasn't it?
I think pinpointing the reason why or the moment when people become friends is a fool's errand. I think you wake up one day and realize that you simply are.
Then, that makes things harder, I think. Y'know, just... getting to know someone like that and losing them.
[ he is not very good at explaining his process here, and he isn't even sure what the point he's trying to make is, but- she was there for him, so he's trying to be there for her, even if he isn't very good at it. ]
To survive here, a certain degree of pain seems to be necessary. But have you considered, at all, the benefits of finding your partner? If you did, perhaps you could still save the one you've lost.
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so he sits nearby, leaving a careful distance between the two of them. ]
Sorry. [ a pause. ] It's been a real shitty week, hasn't it?
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Just as last week was. Despite my best efforts, I keep growing attached.
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[ so, yeah, that can be pretty rough. the novelty of these new attachments only to have them so violently ripped away. ]
I know it doesn't mean much coming from me, but, maybe it's better to have had something than to have had nothing.
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I have people I'm quite attached to, and some I've lost. But it's a small circle. I stopped letting strangers matter to me some time ago.
Even so... people can stop being strangers rather quickly, can't they?
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[ he's looking at the ground. sorry, laudna. ]
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Yes, exactly. Once you've shared a few moments like these with others, you find yourself feeling you have a sense of them.
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...Do you think that makes you friends?
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But in this case, I suppose I would say so.
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Then, that makes things harder, I think. Y'know, just... getting to know someone like that and losing them.
[ he is not very good at explaining his process here, and he isn't even sure what the point he's trying to make is, but- she was there for him, so he's trying to be there for her, even if he isn't very good at it. ]
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It's always hard to lose someone you've grown attached to, whether you intended the attachment or not, yes.
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Just seemed like it'd be more trouble than it's worth.
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[that's what she thinks.]
All of us may die here sooner or later. But if your wish is for someone besides yourself, that may not precisely matter.